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30 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is a function of the urinary system? |
All - Helps to regulate the blood pressure - Rids the body of wastes - Maintains normal pH of the blood - Plays a role in the production of red blood cells |
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The urinary system consists of all of the following except: |
Prostate gland - Urinary bladder - Kidneys - Ureters |
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What are the two main parts of a nephron? |
Renal corpuscle and renal tubule |
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What makes up the glomerulus? |
Cluster of capillaries |
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What is the name of the double-layered epithelial cup that surrounds the glomerulus? |
Bowman’s capsule |
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Blood enters the glomerulus through the: |
Afferent arteriole |
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Which of the following carries fluid away from the glomerular capsule toward a collecting duct? |
Renal tubule |
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What is the function of the ureters? |
Transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder |
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Which of the following layers of the ureter exhibits peristalsis? |
Muscular layer |
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What is the function of rugae located in the wall of the urinary bladder? |
Allows the bladder to expand |
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Urine is expelled from the urinary bladder through contraction of the: |
Detrusor muscle |
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Which of the following is made up of three openings and is located on the floor of the urinary bladder? |
Trigone |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the urethra in a male? |
Transports urine and semen |
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Which of the following controls the passage of urine through the urethra? |
Internal and external sphincters |
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Which of the following is the longest part of the male urethra? |
Spongy urethra |
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All of the following substances are reabsorbed into the body in the renal tubule except: |
Urea - Water - Sodium - Glucose |
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Which of the following is a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland that increases reabsorption of sodium and reduces urine output? |
Aldosterone |
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Which of the following occurs in the absence of antidiuretic hormone? |
The urine is more dilute |
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Which of the following is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys that helps to regulate the blood pressure? |
Renin |
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What is the term for the act of expelling urine? |
Micturition |
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Hilum |
Indentation in the kidney |
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Nephron |
Functional unit of the kidney |
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Perirenal fat |
Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney |
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Renal capsule |
Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney |
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Renal columns |
Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids |
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Renal cortex |
Outer reddish region of the kidney |
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Renal fascia |
Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place |
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Renal medulla |
Inner reddish brown region of the kidney |
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Renal pelvis |
Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced |
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Renal pyramids |
Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated |